Recent News Releases
Mozambique police must only use live ammunition to protect life during demonstrations – Media ReleaseAmnesty International today urged Mozambique’s police not to use live ammunition to disperse violent demonstrations in the capital Maputo unless lives are at risk.
1 September 2010
Cambodia urged to release jailed human rights worker – News Update
Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have urged the Cambodian government to immediately release a human rights worker who was sentenced to two years in prison for giving out anti-government leaflets.
1 September 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina must reject Burqa ban - Media Release
Amnesty International is urging the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina to reject a draft law prohibiting wearing in public clothes which prevent identification which is set to be debated tomorrow.
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31 August 2010
Amnesty International welcomes the release of prisoner of conscience Raúl Hernández – Public Statement
Amnesty International (AI) welcomes the release of prisoner of conscience Raúl Hernández who was imprisoned for more than 2 years in Guerrero state on fabricated criminal charges. After his acquittal by a Guerrero state court judge on 27 August 2010, the organization is calling for an investigation into his unfounded prosecution and for him to be fully compensated for his unfair imprisonment.
31 August 2010
Rwanda: Vague laws used to criminalise criticism of government – Media Release
Rwanda’s new government must urgently review vague ‘genocide ideology’ and ‘sectarianism’ laws that are being used to suppress political dissent and stifle freedom of speech, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
31 August 2010
Zimbabwe: Armed police torch homes of 250 people in Harare – Media Release
Amnesty International is calling on the Zimbabwean government to take immediate action to protect some 250 people who were forcibly evicted before their homes and possessions were set alight during a night raid by armed Zimbabwean police
27 August 2010
Kenya refuses to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir – Media Release
Amnesty International has criticized the Kenyan government for its failure to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir during his visit to the country to join celebrations ushering in Kenya’s new constitution today, viewing the refusal to arrest President al-Bashir as an obstruction of justice for victims in Darfur.
27 August 2010
France urged to end stigmatization of Roma and Travellers – Public Statement
Amnesty International today expressed deep concern about recent statements and measures taken by the French authorities that appear to target Roma and Travellers. The organization is troubled that some Roma are being returned from France to their countries of origin in a context of statements by the French government suggesting links between Roma and criminality.
26 August 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo: Mass rape highlights failures in protection and justice – Public Statement
Amnesty International is appalled at the latest reports of the mass rape and other sexual violence committed in the Walikale region of North Kivu between 30 July and 2 August.
26 August 2010
Mexican Government must act now to end kidnapping and killings of migrants – Public Statement
Amnesty International is gravely concerned at the mass killing of 72 irregular migrants near Mexico's northern border in Tamaulipas state, apparently by members of the drug trafficking gang, the Zetas. Latest reports suggest the victims who had been kidnapped by the criminal gang were from El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador and Brazil.
26 August 2010
Amnesty International activists detained before U2 concert in Russia – Public Statement
Five Amnesty International activists were detained by police and the organization’s stalls closed before the U2 concert at the concert’s venue in the Russian capital Moscow yesterday.
26 August 2010
Indian government rejection of Vedanta bauxite mine a “landmark victory” for Indigenous rights – Media Release
Amnesty International today described the Indian government’s decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous communities.
24 August 2010
Yemen abandons human rights in the name of countering terrorism – Media Release and Report
The Yemeni authorities must stop sacrificing human rights in the name of security as they confront threats from al-Qa’ida, Zaidi Shi'a rebels in the north, and address growing demands for secession in the south, Amnesty International said today in a new report.
24 August 2010
Nigeria: UN must not use flawed data on cause of oil spills – Media Release
Amnesty International today challenged the credibility of data cited by a senior UN official investigating oil-impacted sites in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta.
23 August 2010
Proposed China death penalty reforms may have no great impact on executions – Media Release
Amnesty International warned today that proposed reforms of China’s application of the death penalty may not result in significantly fewer executions.
23 August 2010
Burundi: Investigate those accused of torturing opposition politicians – Media Release and Report
Burundian authorities must investigate allegations that state security officials tortured 12 opposition politicians during the country’s recent elections, Amnesty International said today.
23 August 2010
Call to Prime Minister Harper to use trial recess to call for Omar Khadr's repatriation – Open Letter
20 August 2010
Saudi Arabia urged not to deliberately paralyse man as retribution punishment – Media Release
Amnesty International has urged the Saudi Arabian authorities not to deliberately paralyse a man in retribution for similar injuries he allegedly caused during a fight.
20 August 2010
Malaysia should halt expansion of security force accused of abuses – Media Release
The Malaysian government should scrap plans to expand a state-sponsored security force of civilian volunteers with a long record of human rights abuses against refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today.
19 August 2010
The ACF Case 4 Years On: Sri Lankan Families Still Waiting for Justice – Public Statement
On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) Amnesty International recalls the many humanitarian workers who have fallen victim to human rights violations in Sri Lanka and the families of victims who have been frustrated in their pursuit of justice. Amnesty International calls on the UN to independently investigate violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Sri Lanka as an essential first step to accountability.
19 August 2010
Cuba: Campaign against mother of dead hunger striker must end – Media Release
The Cuban authorities must act to end the harassment of the mother of a prisoner of conscience who died following a hunger strike to push for the release of other prisoners, Amnesty International said today.
17 August 2010
Afghan couple stoned to death by Taleban – Media Release
Amnesty International has condemned the first Taleban executions by stoning carried out in Afghanistan since 2001.
16 August 2010
Amnesty International Sign Up Support At U2 Concerts for Demand Dignity Campaign in Fight Against Global Poverty – Media Release
Amnesty International will continue to promote its “Demand Dignity” campaign by giving out information at stadiums on the European leg of the U2360° Tour.
13 August 2010
Missed opportunity for Japan to provide justice for “comfort women” – Public Statement
On the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japan has yet again missed an opportunity to apologize unequivocally, accept legal responsibility and provide adequate reparations for the survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system (euphemistically termed the “comfort women” system).
13 August 2010
